Amped Wireless Teams With MetaGeek For Better Wi-Fi Tools

Amped Wireless has partnered with MetaGeek to bundle MetaGeek’s free Wi-Fi analyzer tools.

The new deal allows Amped to distribute via download versions of MetaGeek’s popular inSSIDer Wi-Fi Scanner and also to bundle them with all Amped’s products.

The Amped Wireless Wi-Fi Analytics Tool for Windows is essentially a rebadged version of MetaGeek’s popular inSSIDer, with the main difference being different information presented in the Welcome tab as shown below.

inSSIDer and Amped Wi-Fi Analytics Tool compared – Windows

The Android versions diverge in design. Amped’s version has a tabbed interface and a Signal Meter feature that inSSIDer doesn’t have.

inSSIDer and Amped Wi-Fi Analytics Tool compared – Android

Both the Windows and Android versions are free and can be downloaded from links on Amped Wireless’ website. The Android MetaGeek inSSIDer and Amped Wireless Wi-Fi Analytics Tool can also be downloaded from Google Play.

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